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Filipino Catholics wearing protective masks light candles during Ash Wednesday services at a church on February 26, 2020 in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines. The Philippines Catholic Church has recommended sprinkling ash on the heads of devotees, rather than the usual practice of rubbing it on foreheads, to avoid physical contact as a precaution against COVID-19. The first COVID-19 death outside of China was reported in the Philippines last February 2, while the country has reported only 3 confirmed cases of the coronavirus so far. With over 78,000 confirmed cases around the world, the virus has so far claimed over 2,700 lives. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
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